Update: DOB Sued for Approval of Offsite Work on Atlantic Yards' Modular Tower
Two New York City trade groups sued the city's Dept. of Buildings (DOB) last week over the agency's approval of work on prefabricated building units for Atlantic Yards' B2, a $117-million modular residential tower in Brooklyn.
The groups—Mechanical Contractors Association of New York and the Plumbing Foundation City of New York (PFCNY)—charge that the work was conducted off-site and without supervision of DOB-licensed master plumbers and fire suppression contractors, which the groups say violates core Construction Code requirements.